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... challenges, many state legislatures missed opportunities to enact laws and policies that could not only generate new revenue and long-term health savings, but also save lives.ξ The report, How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer ... with much more work left to be done. Effective public policy measures in the states that encourage prevention, guarantee access to affordable health care, curb tobacco use and focus on patients ' quality of life have been proven to dramatically reduce the burden of cancer, a disease that still ...

... treatment. Volunteers asked their representatives to restore this critical funding. Improve patientsŠ—È quality of life through palliative care . Palliative care, an extra layer of support for patients with serious chronic diseases, ensures that health care providers are treating the disease while also ensuring the best possible quality of life for the patient. Advocates asked their ...

... volunteers touched by cancer came together to call on the California Legislature to listen to their stories, hear their voices and act on public health policies that will put an end to cancer as we know it. This year, cancer patients and survivors will also celebrate their successful efforts ... Cancer advocates asked their legislators to support the following bills this session: Give chronically ill patients easier access to palliative care – Senate Bill 294 would update current law to allow hospice agencies to provide palliative care services to patients who are not on hospice. ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.  ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

... was not all good as many states are still failing to pass legislation that would prevent cancer, reduce youth smoking, improve access to cancer care and significantly reduce health care costs. Those are the conclusions of ACS CAN's 13th annual How Do You Measure Up Report. The report, released at the recent National Conference ...